Foot-warmer.



No. 825,763. I PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

' 0. SGHABFER.

FOOT WARMER.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.1l, 1904.

2 SEEETSSHEET 1.

I 3 uavlloz I Q vihwaow PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

C. SGHABPER. FOOT WARMER.

APPLICATION FILED 00111, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Queen l'oz Q/Vihwoaeo in contact therewith.

' device of this character in which t e device z may be held in either ahorizontal or vertical feet.

with a covering of sheepskinor other Woolen 1n instead of a water-bag, 4

of Fig. 3.

UNITED srArEs PATENT orrron; i CHARLES SCHAEFER, or TOLEDO, .oHIo.

FfooT-wAamEn.

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES SOHAEFER, a citizen.of the United States,residing at T0- ledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Warmers, of whichthe following is a specification, reference behad therein to theaccompanying draw mgs.

My invention relates to improvements in foot -warmers, and pertains moreparticularly to that class used in connection with beds and the like.

My invention consists in a holder provided material and in which awater-bag or elec tric heater is placed and covered by said woolenmaterial, so that the feet will not come in contact with the heating aparatus, and thus preventing the burning of the feet or that portion ofthe body which may come The object of my invention is to 'rovid aposition under or'on the outside of the .bed-' covers; but it ispreferablyheld in a vertical position, and one flap of the sheepskin. isadapted to extend over the feet.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 showsa perspective view of myimproved device attached to a bed, showing the rear flap turned over andadapted to extend over the Fig. 2 is an enlarged pers ective view of mydevice, showing one end 0 the cover of sheepskin turned back, exposingthe waterbag. Fig. 3 is a perspective View similar to Fig. 2,0111?showing an electric heater therethe other parts being in' their relativepositions. Fig. 4 is'a transverse vertical sectional view of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view Referring now to thedrawings, A re resents a board which, as shown, is of an e ongated formand may be of any desired length and is most preferably made of alength. to extend across the entire width of the bed, but may be made inthe proportions shown in Fig. 1. The upper edge of said board isprovided with .a bar A, which has its ends turneddownward and eitherdriven or secured within the edge of the board in any desired manner.The said bar, as shown, is spaced far enough from the ed e of the boardSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented any 10., 1906. 1904. Serial No. 228,023..

orother woolen covering B, and thus the same is prevented from slidingoff of the board when the holding means is released for the insertion ofthe water-bag or electric heater. bar A pass through eyes I),- carriedby the covering B, and thus absolutely prevent the bar.

The lower edge of the board A is provided with a bar wardly at c andpassing through the board, f the purpose of which will be hereinaftermore fully described. The lower end of the board A adjacent the saidinwardly-turned ends of the bar C is provided with screws D. The lower,end of the flap B is provided with plates d, having keyhole-slots whichare adapted to pass over said screws and hold the flap B firmly on theboard with the waterbag between the same. There may be any desirednumber of screws; but the flap B is provided with a corresponding numberof op- I positely-arranged plates d. p As shown, the sheepskin coveringB is placed upon the board with the wool-carry surface,

bag E, and thecovering is p mly secured to the lower edgefof the coldwater The inwardly-turned ends a of the.

. covering from being pulled from under said I C, which has its endsturned inp i when it is desired to use cold applications to the feet.The water-bagis preferably provided with-an elongated metal barE at itslower end, which. is provided with eyes e at each end, through which theinwardly-turned ends a of the bar C holding the water-bag in its normalextended 'position. The said ends 0 of the bar-C pass into openings in,the board and are frictionally held therein, and thus it that the bar isremoved when it is desired to remove the water-bag or heater, and thusthe rings e or it may be readily slipped from the 'bar for eitherremovin the electric heater or the water-ha In or er to more firmly holdthe coverin so as to completely cover the water-bag,% provide an elasticband F at each end, which are preferably secured to the board on theopposite side from that carryto allow of the free passage 0 thesheepskin ing the water-bag, and thus the ends of the is readily seenare adapted to pass, thus too IIO

sheepskin are brought to bear firmly against the board and-protect thewater-bag. One 7 end of'said elastic .bands F carries a plate f, whichis provided with a keyhole-slot, which is adapted to pass'over the screwG, carried by the board. The opposite ends of the elastic bands F areprovided with rings F,

' through which the bar A passes and by means of which the sanie aresecured to the board. It will'readily be seen that when it is desired toraise'the flap B of the covering ing K of asbestos surrounding the gauzecasing to prevent the covering B or board Afrom catching fire.

bands.

of sheepskin has no connection whateverv the member f is removed fromover the screw G, and thus freeing the end of the elastic The oppositeend B of the covering with the board, and, as shown, the device ispreferably applied as shown in Fig. 1that is, with the board insertedbetween the foot of the bed and the mattress, with the waterbag on theinside and held in said vertical position.

The flap B of the sheepskin covering, as shown in Fig. 1, is turned backover the board and is adapted to rest upon the bed, the wool-carryingside being downward, thus forming a covering for the feet, whether thesame is used on the inside or -outside of thebed-covering.

have shown an electric heater 111 feedewire J, which extend out throughthe end of the wire-gauze casin'g. When the electric heater is used, itis preferable to use a cover- In Fig. 5 I have shown my device with theboard A removed, and in such a case the end of the sheepskin covering Bis provided with rings L at its outer edge, and the water-bag E issimply placed between the same, and the edges drawn together by a lacingM, which passes throu h the rings L, carried bythe side B, and y meansof which the casing is tightly drawn around the water-b ag. When thisform is used, it is placed within the bed beneath the bed-covering.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desireto secure byLetters Pat- "ent, is

1. A foot-warmer, comprising an elongated board, a bar "carried by thelower ed e 0 said board, a covering passing under sai ba'rand securedthereto, means carried by the lower edge of the board for securing thecover there to, and heatin means between the covering and one side ofsaid board. 2. Afoot-warmer, domprising anelon ated board, a bar carriedby the upper ed e o said board, a covering passing under sai bar andsecured thereto, means carried by the ends of said covering fordetachablysecuring' it to the lower edge of said board, heating meansbetween the covering and one side .of said board, and elastic bandssecured to the bar carried by the upper edge of the board and passingover the coveringadjacent the heating means, and detachably secured tothe loweredge of the board. 3

3. A foot-warmer, comprising a board, a covering'for one side thereof, aheater between said covering and said board, and a loose covering-on theopposite side of said board and adapted to swing loosely over the sidehaving the heater.'

4. A foot-warmer, comprisin a board, a

' bar carried by the lower edge 0 said board,

heatin means carried by the bar, and a covering etachably secured to theboard and covering the heating means.

5. A foot-warmer, comprisin a board, a bar carried by the lower edge 0said board, heating means carried bly the bar and resting against theside of the cured to -the upper edge of the board, and meansfordetachably securing the lower end of the coverto the lower edge ofthe board.

' -6. "A footwarmer, comprising a board, a

oard, a covering sebar carried by the lower ed e thereof, heating imeans secured to the sai bar and restin against the side of the board, abar carried by the upper edge of the board, a covering passing undersaid bar and having rings passing around the bar, means for detachablysecuring the lower end of the coverin to the lower edge of the board andholding the heating means thereon inits normal position.

11 testimony whereof I aflix my signature two witnesses.

CHARLES SCHAEFER.

' Witnesses: I GEORGE VoL'rE,

RALPH JAoKsoN.

in presence of

